Smith still has customers who push for deep discounts and perks, but firm boundaries have made these requests a non-starter.

现在史密斯仍会遇到一些不断要求更多折扣和补贴的客户，但公司的严格规定可以把这些要求扼杀在萌芽中。

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Some programs, notably No Child Left Behind and the prescription drug legislation, have since been derided as expensive flops and following the 2007 collapse of a legislative push to reform U.S. immigration policy, the issue has been regarded as a non-starter.

FORBES: The Senate